Thread: New guy here From Ohio.

Originally Posted by Bill S

Where are you located in Ohio? Maybe there is someone close to you that would be willing to help you.

I'm in elyria actually. near cleveland ohio. I think my biggest issue is actually the razor its self. I'm not too sure. the blade seems to be decent for shaving, no irritation or anything but the hht doesn't seem to cut. I'm at a loss for words.

i had a couple of those razors and i could not keep an edge on the things. they are really hard to hone and not really worth the effort since they will not hold the edge. you might want to look in the classifieds here and try and find a shave ready straight. i think you would have better luck than what you have now...

The Illinois strop is a decent one, you should be fine with that. Just make sure you have some fine sandpaper or a pumice stone for when you nick it (which you certainly will - everyone nicks their strop at some point).

+1 on 59caddy's suggestion - get a cheap shave-ready razor from the classifieds. Ignore looks if money's an issue. Use that til it needs honing, then send it away. That way you'll have a decent shaving razor that's known to be good, and that will last you for a few months.

Also, ignore the HHT (hanging hair test) - it's a parlour trick, not a reliable test, as it can be affected by so many factors. I have several blades that never pass the HHT, but all shave me just fine - the shave quality (smoothness and closeness) is the best test of all, and the one that most accurately reflects the condition of the edge.

Ok sounds great thanks guys! I think I should probably get myself a new blade then. though it's a cheapo the maxam razor seems to shave decent, I may just be in my own little world. I was looking at a dovo from amazon.com but I'm not sure if it's actually real dovo or not. it's being sold by royalshave but I'm jsut not sure. I'll have to check the classifieds here.

You're not that far from a whole bunch of great shaving stuff, including shave ready razors. SRD is located in Medina

Originally Posted by YoungBuck

Ok sounds great thanks guys! I think I should probably get myself a new blade then. though it's a cheapo the maxam razor seems to shave decent, I may just be in my own little world. I was looking at a dovo from amazon.com but I'm not sure if it's actually real dovo or not. it's being sold by royalshave but I'm jsut not sure. I'll have to check the classifieds here.

there are many places to get a Dovo straight. royalshave, straightrazordesigns, vintagebladesllc, the knifeshop. the most important thing to remember is to get it "SHAVE READY" most sites tell you if it is shave ready, if it does not say so, it probably is not.